Avery Landscape Fire Defense

About Avery Landscape Fire Defense

By late July the grass on the slopes around Mokelumne Hill has gone the color of old brass, and every oak throws a hard blue shadow at noon. Avery Landscape Fire Defense works through that dry, glaring stretch of the year, cutting tall grass down low and pulling brush back from the places people live. The town sits high on its ridge above the Mokelumne River canyon, and heat rises out of that canyon all afternoon long. A mowed perimeter and open ground around the house give a foothill home room to breathe until the autumn rains return. It is hot, honest labor, and what it leaves behind is a property that looks tended and feels lighter to stand on.